the worth of something in terms of the amount of other things for which it can be exchanged or in terms of some medium of exchange.

4.

equivalent worth or return in money, material, services, etc.:

to give value for value received.

5.

estimated or assigned worth; valuation:

a painting with a current value of $500,000.

6.

denomination, as of a monetary issue or a postage stamp.

7.

Mathematics.

magnitude; quantity; number represented by a figure, symbol, or the like:

the value of an angle; the value of x; the value of a sum.

a point in the range of a function; a point in the range corresponding to a given point in the domain of a function:

The value of x2 at 2 is 4.

8.

import or meaning; force; significance:

the value of a word.

9.

liking or affection; favorable regard.

10.

values, Sociology. the ideals, customs, institutions, etc., of a society toward which the people of the group have an affective regard. These values may be positive, as cleanliness, freedom, or education, or negative, as cruelty, crime, or blasphemy.

11.

Ethics. any object or quality desirable as a means or as an end in itself.

1275-1325;Middle English < Old French, noun use of feminine past participle (cf. valuta) of valoir < Latinvalēre to be worth

Related forms

misvalue, verb (used with object), misvalued, misvaluing.

nonvalue, noun

outvalue, verb (used with object), outvalued, outvaluing.

prevalue, noun, verb (used with object), prevalued, prevaluing.

self-valuing, adjective

supervalue, noun, verb (used with object), supervalued, supervaluing.

Synonyms

1. utility. Value,worth imply intrinsic excellence or desirability. Value is that quality of anything which renders it desirable or useful: the value of sunlight or good books.Worth implies especially spiritual qualities of mind and character, or moral excellence: Few knew her true worth.3. cost, price. 18. prize. See appreciate.

value

n.

c.1300, from Old French value "worth, value" (13c.), noun use of fem. past participle of valoir "be worth," from Latin valere "be strong, be well, be of value" (see valiant). The meaning "social principle" is attested from 1918, supposedly borrowed from the language of painting. Value judgment (1892) is a loan-translation of German Werturteil.